CVE-2017-11109 Use after free in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Vim via a crafted source file, potentially leading to other unspecified impacts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-11109?
CVE-2017-11109 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Vim Vim, published on 8 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Vim 8.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted source (aka -S) file. NOTE: there might be a limited number of scenarios in which this has security relevance.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11109?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vim Vim.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11109?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2017-11109 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11109 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vim Vim
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11109, DLA-1030-1, GHSA-hv76-654r-x97r, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11109.